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All brochure images from the collection of Mark J. McCourt
It was a wonderful recent surprise when I opened an envelope sent by dedicated Hemmings fan and friend, Judge Thomas H. Scuccimarra, and found a single sheet, five-fold brochure celebrating the models that Lotus Cars of America offered in the mid-late 1970s. It includes the brand new, mid-engine two-seat Esprit Series 1, as well as two models rarely seen here: the front engine, four-seat Elite and 2+2 Sprint.
Tom, a native of New York's Hudson Valley, is a lifelong car enthusiast; his eclectic ... Read more

From the same parking lot in Washington, D.C., and the same photographer (Albert Freeman) who took our previous wartime look at D.C. comes today's carspotting post, courtesy Shorpy. Freeman must've taken the photo on a different day, though, because it appears none of the cars - if any are common between the two photos - are in their same positions. One of the commenters on the previous photo pinpointed the location on New York Avenue NW, looking north, a location currently taken up by a church. What do you see here... Read more

Even though this 1963 Hillman Zimp for sale on Hemmings.com is one of just three built and reportedly the only one restored and in roadworthy condition, the seller has made a point of keeping it on the road, if to the slight detriment of its ability to show well at the concours events where a Zagato-bodied car usually makes its rounds. Still, it looks good in the photos. From the seller's description:
Zagato in Italy decided to produce the Zimp, via its recently formed British Zagato Company, as a fine example of the combination of British technology and Italian ... Read more

2015 Lincoln Continental concept. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company.
Lincoln hasn't offered a Continental in its showrooms since the 2002 model year, and despite the promise of a retro-futuristic Continental shown at the 2002 Los Angeles Auto Show, the nameplate has been dormant since then. In an effort to revive sales in the United States (and spur sales in China), Lincoln has announced a new Continental concept, to be shown at the 2015 New York Auto Show and reportedly destined for dealerships next year.
The Continental name is a significant one for ... Read more

Part of the collections of the Pierce-Arrow Museum. Photo courtesy the museum.
Like many car collectors, Jim Sandoro's got a lot of stuff. Cars, yeah—a sizable collection of Pierce-Arrows, in fact—but also all sorts of automobilia, including signs, petroliana and toy and model cars. Unlike many car collectors, Jim has a museum to house and display his stuff, but the existing Pierce-Arrow Museum in Buffalo only contains a portion of his collections, which is why Jim recently unveiled plans to enlarge the facility and make it one of the country's largest auto ... Read more

Photo by author.
In the May 2015 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines, we feature Steven Stoiber's 1970 GTO, a car he's owned since 1986, and a car he spent five years rebuilding and modifying to his taste. In the course of the story, we asked who came into his life first—Mrs. Stoiber or the GTO. His answer?
"I met my wife in 2002, and I've had the car since 1986. Once I retired from the Army, I bought a house and settled down in Arizona. I finally had some spare time on my hands, so I decided to put that time into restoring my GTO. Every chance I got, I was ... Read more

We'll admit it: The last edition of the $5,000 challenge scraped the bottom of the barrel in trying to dig up interesting offerings. Things are looking up, though. Spring is in the air (except in our Bennington, Vermont, world headquarters, where winter has yet to relinquish its grasp), and with it, we're received a fresh crop of interesting, $5,000-and-under ads. Discounted advertising on cars in this price point helps, too, so the selection of cars in this edition should appeal to a broader audience.
If you're looking for commonality, here it is: All of the ... Read more

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